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Binding Energy
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Binding Energy, in nuclear physics, the total energy required to separate from one another the neutrons and protons making up the nucleus of an atom (see Nuclear Energy). This same amount of energy is released when such particles combine to form a nucleus, resulting in a slight loss of mass. Through Einstein's equivalency relationship, the binding energy is equal to this amount of lost mass times the square of the velocity of light. The atoms with the greatest stability are those that have the greatest average binding energy per nuclear particle.
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